News headlines for “Human Population”, page 446
Impunity, Machismo Fuel Femicides in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Apr 10 (IPS) - Several brutal, high-profile murders of women in the last few weeks in El Salvador are just the latest reminder that this is one of the countries in the world with the highest number of femicides, the term used to describe the killing of women because they are female.
U.S. Proposal Would Cut Military Powers on Rape Cases
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 09 (IPS) - The new U.S. secretary of defence, Chuck Hagel, pushed Monday for reforms of the armed forces' judicial code that would roll back an archaic provision allowing high-ranking commanders to overturn military court verdicts, a move that would particularly impact on cases involving sexual assaults.
U.S. Global Health Cuts Threaten Gains on Lethal Diseases
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 09 (IPS) - A U.S.-based civil society coalition is calling on Congress and President Barack Obama's administration to keep spending on global health aid at current levels, warning that recent budget cuts risk a dangerous backslide in health and development gains achieved over the past three decades.
Daring Woman Enters the Contest
- Inter Press Service
BAJAUR AGENCY, Pakistan, Apr 09 (IPS) - "My sole motive is to serve my people, especially women who have had no role in politics so far. I feel we can make progress only by bringing in women into mainstream politics."
Q&A: Obesity and Hunger Are Two Sides of the Same Problem
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 08 (IPS) - Over 40 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2010. In fact, since 1980, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has doubled, according to the British medical journal the Lancet.
The Other Side of the Coin in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Apr 08 (IPS) - Wholemeal rye bread, lettuce and chard are some of the products on offer from the El Caminito urban vegetable garden at the small organic produce market in this southern Spanish city, with prices set in "comunes", one of more than 30 social currencies circulating in the country.
Water Shortage Hits Pacific Women
- Inter Press Service
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, Apr 08 (IPS) - The Solomon Islands, a developing island nation in the south-west Pacific Islands, has one of the highest urbanisation rates in the region, and the basic service infrastructure is struggling to cater for the influx of people from the provinces to the capital, Honiara. Thirty-five percent of the city's population, who live in informal settlements, are facing the health consequences of a dire shortage of clean water and sanitation.
Q&A: Leaving Youth on the Streets Creates a 'Social Disaster'
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 06 (IPS) - For homeless youth, life on the streets is brutal. They experience sky-high rates of mental health problems, substance abuse and sexual assault. But despite the fact that it costs just under 6,000 U.S. dollars to permanently end homelessness for one youth, too little is being done to help them.
Troops May Join Mexico’s Fight Against Hunger
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 05 (IPS) - The Mexican government is considering using troops to collect socioeconomic data from beneficiaries of the social programmes comprising the National Crusade Against Hunger, but civil society organisations are opposed to the idea because of the serious human rights accusations faced by the military in the war on drugs.
Q&A: A Healthy Verdict from India
- Inter Press Service
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